Hi All I am just starting on the road of discovery into my family from Roscommon and thought it prudent to ask you guys about some of the pitfalls and issues you have faced along your journey's? Not much point re-inventing the wheel. As data seems so hard to come by I presume you guys have found alternative data sources and ways of tracking people back, any advice on where good sources are would be a great help. Is it just the LDS or do you have to visit and get into Church records. Are the vital records index worth investing in? Anything else I should be aware of? Emmigration? Famine? Migration through the counties? Anyway, any response is a good response, thanks in advance and good luck to all. Dave

Hi, Dave, and welcome. First of all, start with what you know and go back. What years and cuntries are we talking about for starters? Tell us what you know and someone will have some suggetions for you. It can be an exciting if at times frustrating journey. Kathleen

Don't forget the Leitrim-Roscommon website which has some excellent resources: http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/index.shtml Cheers, Patsy - New Zealand. Subject: [ROSCOMMON] Advice - McCormack / Waldron > Hi All > I am just starting on the road of discovery into my family from Roscommon > and thought it prudent to ask you guys about some of the pitfalls and > issues > you have faced along your journey's? > > Not much point re-inventing the wheel. As data seems so hard to come by I > presume you guys have found alternative data sources and ways of tracking > people back, any advice on where good sources are would > > be a great help. Is it just the LDS or do you have to visit and get into > Church records. Are the vital records index worth investing in? > > Anything else I should be aware of? Emmigration? Famine? Migration through > the counties? > Anyway, any response is a good response, thanks in advance and good luck > to > all. > Dave >